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Learn more about our data and analytics to address new data opportunities and challenges within financial inclusion through FinScope Consumer, FinScope MSME, FinScope Tracker surveys, Analytics, Portal and training and capacity-building.
Data and Analytics address new data opportunities and challenges for how financial products and services can support more inclusive economies. Our product offerings include FinScope Consumer, FinScope MSME, training and capacity building, FinScope Tracker surveys, customised analytics and data portals.
Angola Bangladesh Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire DRC Eswatini Gambia Ghana Haiti India Kenya Laos Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Rwanda Seychelles South Africa Tanzania Thailand Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
FinScope Consumer is a probability survey with an end-user focus (individual or household) of financial services and products. The FinScope Consumer survey is uniquely aimed at increasing understanding of the informal financial product/service market. Widely used by both governments, to direct policy development, and financial service providers, to build more relevant and profitable financial products and services.
FinScope MSME is a survey based on probability sampling focused on micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It provides insights into these entities, which are crucial for economic growth and employment creation across the developing world. FinScope MSME was developed to expand the role that the financial sector and its participants in supporting the development of MSMEs. Now operational in nine countries, it is used by a wide variety of stakeholders, including donors, government departments and regulators to inform their financial services market strategies for MSMEs.
FinScope Tracker is a smaller survey designed to track the main financial inclusion indicators between the baseline FinScope Consumer surveys, using mixed research methods, with the overall aim of:
- Estimating market growth trends, where possible, against the key FinScope indicators from the baseline
- Highlighting new market opportunities and challenges.
A specialised modular survey focused on key financial inclusion market updates, designed to measure progress against specific indicators. The tracker survey covers core demographics, limited livelihoods income generation and access, as well as the uptake and usage of financial products and services.
The training and capacity-building offering is designed to promote financial inclusion and empower inclusive finance enablers. Our approach to data training and capacity-building involves offering tailored programmes that address the specific needs of individuals and organisations, honing data skills, fostering innovation, and enhancing decision-making capabilities. This programme empowers institutions and various stakeholders with the skills to thrive in this evolving landscape. The impact of our training and capacity-building results in empowerment, motivation and increased productivity. We provide tailored solutions and packages for different organisations, drawing on our extensive experience in implementing our gold-standard FinScope surveys and leveraging our expertise.
Gathering data is the easy part. Knowing what to do with it is the more complex challenge. Our team of researchers, statisticians, and data scientists can analyse FinScope data alongside other relevant datasets to generate evidence and insights across core themes, such as women, the informal sector, digital financial services, product usage, financial needs, and livelihoods. By exploring data through new analytical lenses, our team maximises the value of the investment and provides fresh perspectives on how best to serve those in poverty.
The analytics theme supports financial inclusion efforts through the following activities:
- Segmentation, target market analysis and reporting
- Analysis and insights from transactional data
- Technical assistance and capacity building to countries that are collecting various kinds of data.
The data portal provides access to a range of public data types and analytical tools, enabling stakeholders to compare indicators across countries. Through FinScope Consumer, stakeholders gain a comprehensive view of financial markets, further enriched by Financial Diaries, which reveal how low-income households manage their finances. FinScope MSME survey data also allows stakeholders to examine key indicators within the MSME sector.
Feel free to contact us for more information on our Data and Analytics suite. These include FinScope Consumer and MSME surveys, Tracker surveys, a data portal housing numerous financial inclusion data sets and our analytics capability that can generate insights from all data sources.
Executive: Data and Analytics
Tel: +27 (0) 67 594 9291
Email: kingstoneM@finmark.org.za